內(nèi)蒙古赤峰市、呼和浩特市2026屆英語高三上期末教學質(zhì)量檢測模擬試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Iquicklyloweredmyself,duckingmyheadtoavoidlookingdirectlyintohiseyessothathewouldn'tfeel________.A．challenged B．challengingC．tobechallenged D．havingchallenged2．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative3．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the4．Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecond-floorwindows,______hecouldseenothingbuttrees.A．where B．fromwhereC．which D．fromwhich5．-----Myroomgetsverycoldatnight.-----_________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes6．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose7．Anew________busservicetoTianjinAirportstartedtooperatetwomonthsago.A．common B．usualC．regular D．ordinary8．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup9．Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout10．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster11．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．a(chǎn)replanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning12．Oh！Icanfeelsomething_____upmyleg！Itmustbeaninsect．A．toclimb B．climbingC．climb D．climbed13．Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork14．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin15．---Butforyourtimelywarning,weintogreattrouble.---Well,youknowwe’refriends.A．wouldget B．musthavegot C．wouldhavegot D．can’thavegot16．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．a(chǎn)reneeded C．needs D．isneeded17．Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended18．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.19．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved20．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Youknowthesaying"You'reasyoungasyoufeel."Well,theremaybesometrutht,accordingtothat,accordingtoresearchersatHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.EllenLanger,aHarvardpsychologistwhostudieshowthemindinfluencesthebody,andcolleaguesreviewedthescientificliteratureforevidencethataperson’sperceptionoftheiragemightinfluencetheirhealth.TheypublishedtheirresultsinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience.InonestudythatLangerled,47womenhadtheirhairdone.Thewomenwhothoughttheirnewhairdosmadethemlookyoungerdidlookyoungertoobjectiveobservers,whowereshownbefore-and-afterpictures.Thewomenwhothoughttheylookedyoungeralsoshowedadropinbloodpressure.Anotherstudyinvolving4,421menfoundthatthisewhobecamebald(禿頂)atarelativelyyoungageweremorelikelytogetcancerandheartdiseasethanmenwhodidnot.Similarly,anotherstudyinvolving2,017menfoundthatthosewholosttheirhairearlyweremorelikelytodevelopheartdisease.“Webelievethatthefeelingsassociatedwithbeingolderthanone’srealageaccountforsomeofthesehealthoutcomes,”theresearcherswrote.Theresearchersalsodescribedstudiesthatfoundthatwomenwhohadchildrenlaterinlifeweremorelikelytobehealthierandlivelongerthanthosewhohadchildrenearly,whichtheyattributedtothefactthatthesemotherstendtospendmoretimewithyoungerwomen.Similarly,peoplewhomarryyoungerpartnerstendtolivelongerthanthosewhomarryolderpartners,accordingtootherstudies.Takentogether,theresearch“supportsthegeneralmind-bodyhypothesis(假說)thatwhenayoungermindisprepared,ayoungerbodycanaccompanyit.”Whilethemechanismremainsunclear,theresearchersfiguredthatsuggestionsassociatedwithagingcan“makeoneunconsciouslyorconsciouslyawareofoldageandsetinmotionaseriesofphysiologicalprocessesthatcanhaverealeffectsonshort-termandlong-termhealth.”1、Theunderlinedword“perception”inParagraph2means.A．viewB．a(chǎn)ppearanceC．influenceD．creation2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Bloodpressureishighlyrelatedtohairdos.B．Feelingolderthanrealagemaybetiedtohealthproblems.C．Gettingcancerorheartdiseaseisthecauseofhairlosing.D．Thewomenwholovehairdoslookyoungerthanthosedon’t.3、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that.A．a(chǎn)youngermotherismorelikelytolivelongerB．theyoungeroneofacouplelivesmuchlongerC．oftenstayingwithyoungerpeoplecanbenefitpeople’shealthD．peoplewhowanttolivelongerneedtomarryyoung4、Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A．GettingbaldtooearlyisnotgoodtomarryyoungB．WomenhadbettergivebirthlaterintheirlifeC．FeelingyoungertoacoupleisveryimportanttotheirhealthD．People’sfeelingoftheiragemayhaveaneffectontheirownhealth22．（8分）Whenyouthinkbacktotheblackboardfromyourschooldays,whatcolorisit?Chancesarethatit'sgreen.Sowhat'supwiththename?Originally,blackboardswerereallyblack.Beforewall-sizedblackboardsexisted,late18th-centurystudentsusedtheirownminiboardsmadeofslate(石板)orpaintedwood,accordingtoConcordiaUniversity,Thosefirstboardswere,infact.black,andtheypavedthewayforthelargerones.In1800whenaScottishheadmasternamedJamesPillanswantedhisstudentstodrawmaps,thestudentscouldn'tdrawthemapstheirteacherwantedontheirtinyboards,soPillansputseveralslatestogethertocreatealargeboard.Problemsolved!Fromthere,theideaspreadquicklyasteacherscouldfinallyshowaconcepttothewholeclassatonetime.By1815,themassivewritingspaceswerecommonenoughtoearntheirownname:blackboard.Thecolorchangecameinthe1960swhencompaniessold,steelplates,coatedwithgreenenamel(漆)insteadofthetraditionaldarkslate.Thenewmaterialwaslighterandlessfragilethanthefirstblackboards,sotheywerecheapertoshipandmorelikelytosurvivethejourney.Teachersweren'tcomplainingeither.Afterall,thenew“greenboards”madethechalkpowdereasiertoerase.Plus,theenamelleftlessofaglareandthecolorwasnicertolookat.Atthatpoint,peoplestartedusingtheword“chalkboard”asamoreaccuratedescriptor,but“blackboard”stillstuckaround.1、Whatdidthelate18th-centurystudentsuseinclass?A．Blackboard. B．ChalkboardC．Greenboard D．Miniboard.2、Whydidtheheadmasteraskthestudentstoputtheirminiboardstogether?A．Tomakeacomparison. B．TomakeenoughspaceC．Todrawstudents’attention D．Toarousestudents’interest3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofthe“greenboard”?A．They'relighterinweight. B．They'remoreconvenienttotransportC．They’reeasiertoerasethepowder. D．They’remoreusefulthanthetraditionalones4、What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．Introductionoftheblackboard B．Originoftheblackboard.C．Coloroftheblackboard. D．Functionoftheblackboard.23．（8分）AmazingKids!WildJungleWritingContestAmazingKids!MagazineisproudtoannouncethatwewillbehostingaWildJungleWritingContestthisfall.Sendusyourbestjungle-themedstoriesusingthisstart:“Ihadnoideawhytheywerestandingthere.”ThiscontestisopentogradesK-12(從幼兒園到12年級的),withthreegroupsofK-3,4-8and9-12.Prizes,alongwithanofficialcertificateverify(證實)theirwinningentry.Allparticipantswillreceiveacertificateofparticipationinthecontest.SubmitallentriesbyNovember30tobeconsidered.Emailusateditor@amazing-kids.orgformoredetails.MoreFrequentlyAskedQuestionsQ:Howshould1formatmyentry?A:StoriesshouldbewritteninEnglish,withsubmissionsofupto1,200words.Storiesexceedingthislengthwillnotbeconsidered.PleasesubmityourentryasaMicrosoftWorddocument.Q:CanIchoosetoremainanonymous(匿名的)？A:No.Wemustbeabletopublishbothyourstoryandname.Q:DoIneedtoattachacoveringletter?A:No.Q:HowdoIsubmitmyentry?A:Emailyoursubmissiontoeditor@.Eachemailsubmissionwillreceiveareturnmessagebasedonyouremailaddressverifyingthatthestoryisreceived.1、Whichconditionbestmeetsthecontest’srequirements?A．Anentrycontaining2,000words.B．Asubmissionwrittenbycollegestudents.C．Anarticleattachedtoacoveringletter.D．Astorycenteringonforestadventures.2、Howdoesaparticipantknowhisstoryisreceived?A．Hewillbeinformedbyemail.B．Themagazinewillgivehimacall.C．Hewillreceiveanofficialcertificate.D．Theannouncementwillbepostedonline.3、Whattypeofwritingisthispassage?A．Apieceofnews.B．Anactivitysummary.C．Anannouncement.D．Aguide.24．（8分）Kindergartenoutside?Yes，indeed.It’spartofagrowingworldwidetrendtowardoutdooreducation.TheschoolsarecalledForestKindergartens.NowthenumbersaresmallintheU.S.，buttheideaiswellestablishedinEurope,withschoolsinScotland,England,andSwitzerland.ByfarmostofsuchschoolsareinGermany,whichhasmorethan400Waldkindergartens.Childrenattendingsuchparticularschoolenjoyagoodamountofoutdooreducationeachday,rainorshine.Somelessonsarefocusedonnature；othersareacademictopicsdeliveredinanaturalsetting.Inallcases，studentsareactive—notsittingatdesksoronmatsonthefloorbutwalking,running,jumping,solvingproblemslikehowtogetthemudoffthebottomsoftheirshoesbeforetheirparentsfindout.Attheseforestkindergartens,studentslearnsciencebyobservinganddoingit,learnmathbyapplyingittothenaturalworldaroundthem，learnlettersandwordsbyputtingthemtogetherusingsightsandsounds.Thechildrenlearntomakecomparisonsusingnaturalthingslikeapplesandrocks.Theydevelopanappreciationforanimalsandplantsintheirnaturalenvironment—notjustbylookingatpicturesinabookoronacomputerscreen.Someofthescienceactivitiesinvolveteamwork,likeexplainingthebestwaytomoveaheavyobject,showinghowalever(杠桿)works.Inothersessions，teachersencouragestudentstodeveloptheirmotorskillsbybuildingwoodentoolssuchashammersandknives.Thesestudentsalsolearnhowtogetalongwithoneanother,individuallyandinagroup.Theyalsodevelophealthylevelsofself-confidence,justfrombeingabletodotheeverydayactivitiesthattheschooloffers.Inatimewhensomanychildrenarebeingclassifiedasobesebecauseoflongtimewatchingtelevisionandplayingvideogames,theseoutdoorschoolshelpchildrenlearnjustasmuch,ifnotmore，fromopeningtheireyestotheworldaroundthem.1、WhichofthefollowingcountryhasthemostForestKindergartens?A．TheU.S. B．Germany. C．TheU.K. D．Switzerland2、Whatisthepurposeofthefourthparagraph?A．Toanalysehowchildrenlearnsocially.B．Tocomparedifferentteachingapproaches.C．Toshowhowchildrenlearnacademically.D．Todescribehowactivechildrenareintheclass.3、WhichmaybeseeninForestKindergartens?A．Childrenaredoinganexperimentwithchemicals.B．Teachersarewritingsomethingontheblackboard.C．Smartphonesarewidelyusedtohelpchildrenlearn.D．Everythinginnatureislikelytobeappliedtoteaching.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoForestKindergartens?A．Negative. B．Doubtful. C．Positive. D．Uncertain.25．（10分）Ayoungwomansitsaloneinacafésippingteaandreadingabook.Shepausesbrieflytowriteinanearbynotepadbeforeshowingherwordstoapassingcaféwaiter:"Wherearethetoiletsplease?"ThisisafamiliarsceneinTokyo’sso-called"silentcafés",wherecustomersarenotallowedtospeak,andonlycommunicatebywritinginnotepads.TheconceptrisesbyadesiretobealoneamongyoungJapanese,asituationbroughtbyeconomicuncertainty,ashiftintraditionalfamilysupportstructuresandthegrowingsocialisolation.Thephenomenonisnotlimitedtocoffeeshopsbutcoverseverythingfromsilentdiscos,whereparticipantsdancealonewearingwirelessheadphonesconnectedtotheDJ,toproductssuchassmalldesktentsdesignedforconversation-freeprivacyintheoffice.OneKyotocompanyevenofferssinglewomentheopportunitytohavea"onewomanwedding"—afullbridalaffair,completewithwhitedressandceremony,andtheonlythingmissingisthegroom.Thetrendhasitsownmediaexpression-“botchi-zoku”,referringtoindividualswhoconsciouslychoosetodothingscompletelyontheirown.Onerecentweekdayafternoon,ChihiroHigashikokubaru,a23-year-oldnurse,travelled90minutesfromherhome,toTokyoonherdayoffinordertoenjoysomesolotime.Speakingquietlyattheentranceofthecafe,MissHigashikokubarusaid:“IheardaboutthisplaceviaTwitterandIliketheideaofcominghere.Iworkasanurseandit'salwaysverybusy.ThereareveryfewquietplacesinTokyo,andit'sabigbusycity.Ijustwanttocomeandsitsomewherequietlyonmyown.I’mgoingtodrinkacupofteaandmaybedosomedrawings.Iliketheideaofaquiet,calmatmosphere.”ThedesiretobeisolatedisnotanewconceptinJapan,hometoanestimated3.6million"hikikomori"-amoreextremeexampleofsocialrecluses(隱士)whowithdrawcompletelyfromsociety.1、（小題1）Whatisspecialaboutthe“silentcafes”?A．Itprovidesvariousteaandbooks.B．Ithasattractedmanypopularyoungpeople.C．ItoffersservicebywritingnotbyspeakingD．Peoplearenotallowedtocommunicate.2、（小題2）Whichofthefollowingstatementcan’taccountfortheideaofbeingaloneinJapan?A．UnstableeconomicsituationB．AchangeintraditionalfamilysupportpatternC．TherisingdemandforprivacyD．Theincreasingsocialisolation3、（小題3）WhatdoweknowaboutHigashikokubaru?A．Shedoesn’tliketobeanurse.B．Shedoesn’tlikethelifeinbigcities.C．ShetravelledtoTokyoonherworkdays.D．Sheenjoyshersolotimeinaquietplace.4、（小題4）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．LonelyJapaneseB．OnewomanweddingC．SocialreclusesinJapanD．Silentcafes第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）AWelcomeGiftDarioandhismotherlovedtheirnewapartment.Thelivingroomwaslargeenoughfortheirpiano.Thatnight,thetwoofthem1sidebysideatthepiano.Theyplayedjazzmusictocelebratetheirnewhome.Theloud2filledtheroomandmadethemfeelveryhappy.Thenextmorning,3,theirhappinessdisappeared.Someonehadlefta4undertheirdoorduringthenight.Oneoftheirneighborshadwrittentocomplainaboutthesoundofthepiano.Dario’smotheraskedthebuildingsuperintendent(管理員)ifheknewanythingaboutit.Buthesaidthattheywereall5peopleandhecouldn’timagineanyofthemhaddonethat.Laterthatmorning,Dariosuggestedthattheywritealettertotheir6andapologizefortheirplaying.“Maybewecouldgoand7everyoneinperson.”hismothersaid.“Whatifweinvitedthemtocomeherefora8instead?”Darioasked.Theybothlovedthe9.Overthenextfewdays,theysentoutinvitationsandprepareddesserts10theirguests.Theydecoratedtheapartmentwithstreamers(彩帶)andpartylights.Finally,thedayoftheparty11.Someguestsbroughtpresents.Othersbroughtflowers.Someevenbroughtdessertsto12.Onewoman,Mrs.Gilbert,13Dario’smotherwithabookofpianomusicbyChopin.“Iheardyouplayingtheothernight,”shesaid.“Thesoundswokemeoutofbed.I14thatyoumightplaylikethiseverynight.SoIwroteashortnote.Ihopeyoudon’tthinkIdislikedtheplaying.”Dario’smothersmiledatMrs.Gilbert.“Ithinkmaybewe15youanapology.”shesaid.“Ididn’t16howlateitwaswhenwewereplaying.Maybeweshouldplaysomequietermusicatnight.“Youplay,youplay!”Mrs.Gilbertsaid.“Ilikewhatyouplay!Justnotsoloudatnight.”Shepointedtothebookshehadgiventhem.“Thesesongsarenotsuch17music.”“Thesesongsarebeautifulmusic.”Dario’smothersaid.“Wewillbe18toplaythemintheevening.”“Andwewon’tplaysoloudorlate!”Dariosaid.Hewasalreadylookingforwardto19thenewmusic.Morethanthat,however,hewashappytoseethebigsmileonhismother’sface.Itgavehimafeelingof20andmadehimfeelthattheywerehomeatlast.1、A．sat B．stood C．lay D．walked2、A．voice B．ring C．music D．cry3、A．therefore B．however C．otherwise D．instead4、A．note B．poster C．bill D．report5、A．proud B．rich C．lucky D．nice6、A．neighbors B．friends C．relatives D．a(chǎn)udience7、A．blame B．instruct C．question D．visit8、A．party B．concert C．show D．play9、A．experience B．idea C．performance D．a(chǎn)ction10、A．to B．with C．for D．from11、A．continued B．a(chǎn)rrived C．passed D．finished12、A．order B．sell C．share D．a(chǎn)dvertise13、A．treated B．presented C．helped D．served14、A．promised B．a(chǎn)dmitted C．a(chǎn)greed D．worried15、A．give B．send C．offer D．owe16、A．realize B．remember C．understand D．a(chǎn)ccept17、A．sweet B．strange C．funny D．loud18、A．brave B．sorry C．happy D．a(chǎn)fraid19、A．changing B．practicing C．recording D．writing20、A．equality B．freedom C．warmth D．sympathy第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）OnApril1,2017,ChinaannouncedthatitwouldbuildtheXionganNewAreainHebeiprovince.Thiswillbe1．(great)importanttoChina.TheNewArea,about100kmsouthwestofdowntownBeijing,willcoverthreecounties2．sitatthecenterofthetriangularareaformedbyBeijing,Tianjin,andHebei'sprovincialcapitalShijiazhuang.“TheXionganNewAreahasgreatpotentialfor3．(grow),”reportedPeople’sDaily.Ithadabroadspace4．(develop)andwillexpandtocover2,000squarekilometers.Thetransportationoftheareaisconvenient,withonlyonehour’sdrivetoBeijingandTianjin.TheNewAreaalsohas5．soundnaturalenvironment.ItishometoBaiyangdian,oneofthe6．(large)freshwaterwetlandsinNorthChina.Withmorethan140lakes,thewetlandisknown7．the“pearl”oftheNorthChinaPlain.Once8．(build),theareawillreducetheheavyburdensofBeijing.Forexample,manycompanies,universitiesandscientificresearch9．(centre)willmovefromBeijingtothearea.“Internationalexpertsandmediaalsothinkhighlyofthisnewarea,sayingthatit10．(set)anexampletodevelopingcountries,”notedXinhua.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)英語課上，老師要求同桌同學相互修改作文。假設(shè)以下便條為你同桌所寫，請你對其進行修改。便條中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（/\），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Asstudents,wehaveclassesforearlymorningtilllateafternoon．Therefore,takeaten-minutebreakbetweenclassisdefinitelyimportant,evennecessary、Otherwisewemayfeelbothphysicallyormentallytired、Duringtheten-minutebreakwedidsomethingtogetridoftiredness．Whatweneedistohaverealrest,insteadofgettingeventired．Sodon'tdoanythingthatwillmakeyoutooexcited．Myten-minutebreakisalwayspleased．Iusuallytakesomeexercise．SometimeIhaveafreechatwithmyclassmates．Whenthenewclassbegins,Ifeelfreshlyagain、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）一家英語報社向中學生征文，主題是“我理想的高中生活”，請根據(jù)下列要求和你的暢想完成短文。1.在校學習情況；2.老師與同學；3.學校活動。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.司以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭語已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。Ioftenimaginewhatmylifewillbelikeinmydreamhighschool.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、C4、B5、C6、A7、C8、B9、D10、B11、C12、B13、A14、C15、C16、B17、C18、D19、D20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andishesitant(猶豫的)totrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenayearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplane(習泳區(qū)）inswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三項全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe'dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominated（主宰）thatswim,crushedthatbikerideandrantothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherface.IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn’tbecauseshedidasportoranythinglikethat.ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn'tseenbefore.AlldayIwouldfindmyselfjustlookingoveratherandsmili